Textile Machinery Manufacturers' Association Nariman Point, Mumbai, Maharashtra

A natural question comes to every concerned person in the country, why are there are no manufacturers of high quality high speed shuttleless looms in the country?

Shakti Textile, Ahmedabad established in 1992 is a leading manufacturer of warp tying machines and dressing frames, suitable for all types of yarns. With the C-TEX brand, it has emerged as a leading manufacturer & exporter of warp tying knotting machines and spares for Todo & Knotex Knotting Machines. C-TEX is committed to quality work and confident to meet the challenging demands of customers. Its products are manufactured in different size and shapes and to meet the highest international quality and requirements. C-TEX has technically qualified and well-experienced persons heading all the sections of manufacturing.

This of course includes 120000 shuttleless looms (80% second hand) and may be 40000 automatic shuttle looms. The technology upgradation scheme of the Government could not upgrade the technology of the decentralised powerloom sector in a big way because over the period of last 13 years only 90000 shuttleless looms were added (say @only 7000 looms per annum on an average). Due to presence of large number of second hand shuttleless looms, 50% of which are over 30 years old, we can guess how much the modernisation had really taken place.